Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 298
her fleshylips and rounded cheeks are those ofa fellah woman without any touch ofrace. The bronze with its mixture ofgold and silver, is irradiated by softreflections which seem to animate theforms; the dress is covered as withan embroidery by religious scenes andinscriptions incised and filled in… … FIG. 532.—MASK OF A >rrMMY IN PAINTED CARTON(Museum, Cairo). (Phot. E. Brugsch.) ART IN EGYPT of chance. But with the exception of an enormous Osiris foundin the favissa at Karnak, the finest and most important bronzesof our collections all come from Memphis or the Delta. Bubastiswas the home of…
Art -- Egypt · Egypt -- Antiquities
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